Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress
{{short description|Award presented annually by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress
| image = Urvashi (2022) 03.jpg
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| alt =
| caption = Urvashi has received the award for a record six times
| awarded_for = Best performance by an actress in a Malayalam film
| sponsor = Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
| firstawarded = {{Start date and age|1969||}}
| lastawarded = 2023
| reward =
| award1_type = Total awarded
| award1_winner = 52
| award2_type = First winner
| award2_winner = Sheela
| award3_type = Most Awards
| award3_winner = Urvashi (6)
| award4_type = Current Winner(s)
| award4_winner = Urvashi & Beena R. Chandran (2023){{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/tight-competition-in-kerala-state-film-awards-mammootty-prithviraj-and-newcomers-vie-for-top-honors/articleshow/112243943.cms | title=Tight competition in Kerala State Film Awards: Mammootty, Prithviraj, and newcomers vie for top honors | newspaper=The Times of India | date=3 August 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2024/08/03/kerala-state-film-awards-top-movies-aadujeevitham-ullozhukku.html | title='Ullozhukku' and 'Aadujeevitham' lead the race in this year's Kerala State Film Awards }}
| website = {{url|www.keralafilm.com}}
}}
The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India since 1969 to an actress for the best performance within the Malayalam film industry.{{cite news|last=Chandran |first=Baiju |title=The original super star |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-original-super-star/article5582174.ece |access-date=26 September 2015 |work=The Hindu |date=16 January 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703003840/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-original-super-star/article5582174.ece |archive-date=3 July 2014 }} Until 1997, the awards were managed directly by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Since 1998, the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, an autonomous non-profit organisation functioning under the Department of Cultural Affairs, has been exercising control over the awards.{{cite book|title=Festival Book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v_BkAAAAMAAJ |year=2004 |publisher=Kerala State Chalachitra Academy |page=8 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403101935/https://books.google.com/books?id=v_BkAAAAMAAJ&hl=en |archive-date=2016-04-03 }} The awardees, decided by a jury formed by the academy,{{cite book|title=India Today International |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4xQwAQAAIAAJ |year=1999 |publisher=Living Media India Limited |page=52 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074458/https://books.google.com/books?id=4xQwAQAAIAAJ&hl=en |archive-date=2016-03-04 }} are declared by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the Chief Minister.{{cite web|title=Sweta Menon's daughter hogs limelight at State Film Awards |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sweta-menon-s-daughter-hogs-limelight-at-state-film-awards-imagegallery-malayalam-mlhkPcffjegsi.html |website=Sify |access-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102121613/http://www.sify.com/movies/sweta-menon-s-daughter-hogs-limelight-at-state-film-awards-imagegallery-malayalam-mlhkPcffjegsi.html |archive-date=2 November 2015 }}
The 1st Kerala State Film Awards ceremony was held in 1970 with Sheela receiving the Best Actress award for her role in Kallichellamma (1969).{{cite news|last=Vijayakumar |first=B |title=Kallichellamma: 1969 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/old-is-gold-kallichellamma/article6799126.ece |access-date=26 September 2015 |work=The Hindu |date=18 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504061904/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/old-is-gold-kallichellamma/article6799126.ece |archive-date=4 May 2017 }}{{cite book|title=Cultural Heritage of Kerala |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R7QNGkZKc5wC |year=2008 |publisher=D.C. Books |isbn=978-81-264-1903-6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519021740/https://books.google.com/books?id=R7QNGkZKc5wC |archive-date=2016-05-19 }} The following year, Sharada was recognised for her performances in two films{{mdash}}Thriveni and Thara. Since then, several actresses have been awarded for more than one film during a year.
Throughout the years, accounting for ties and repeat winners, the government has presented a total of 54 Best Actress awards to 38 different actresses. Urvashi has been the most frequent winner, with six awards.{{cite news|author1=Sangeeta|title=Memorable characters|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/memorable-characters/article2271516.ece|access-date=27 September 2015|work=The Hindu|date=16 February 2007|archive-date=5 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605171817/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/memorable-characters/article2271516.ece|url-status=live}} She is followed by Sheela and Srividya with three awards each. As of 2023, nine actresses{{mdash}}Jayabharathi, Seema, Samyuktha Varma, Suhasini Maniratnam, Navya Nair, Meera Jasmine, Kavya Madhavan, Shweta Menon and Parvathy Thiruvothu have won the award two times. The 2005 ceremony was the only occasion when the category was tied; Kavya Madhavan and Geetu Mohandas shared the award for their performances in Perumazhakkalam, and Akale and Oridam respectively. The most recent recipient of the award is Vincy Aloshious, for the film Rekha in 2023.
Winners
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|bgcolor="#FFFACD" width=25|{{center|*}} | Indicates a joint award for that year |
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.keralafilm.com/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329122233/http://www.keralafilm.com/ |date=29 March 2014 }}
- [http://keralaculture.org/ Department of Cultural Affairs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005171436/http://www.keralaculture.org/ |date=5 October 2017 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232254/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm Department of Information and Public Relations: Awardees list]
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